
Franz Welser-Möst’s new Beethoven Ninth, his first recording for Deutsche Grammophon, oddly sounds as if it had been made 20 years ago, so unaware is
Rumored to be EMI’s last opera recording made in a studio, this much awaited set’s raison d’être is the Tristan of Placido Domingo. Now in
Claudio Abbado leads this “live” performance of The Magic Flute with a nimble, light hand, stressing the playful elements of the score and turning the
Colin Davis’ Mahler Eighth, while a decent performance, didn’t make a big splash on its initial release. It features generally lively tempos in the first
For the most part, this is the Dresden version of Tannhäuser, although the sirens’ song after the overture borrows from the Paris edition. (For the
With a dozen Fidelios on the market, this one doesn’t really have much of a chance, nor does it have particularly grand appeal. Barenboim’s leadership